Alter Guild

The Church Confesses White Supremacy

The oppressive fog of White Supremacy looms heavy and thick. In this episode, Meta, Miriam, Matthew, Derek, and Ian confess on behalf of the Church.

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The Church Confesses White Supremacy is from Meta’s forthcoming book “Speak It Plain: Words for Worship and Life Together” (Fortress Press, December 2020).

Please email us at alterguild@gmail.com with any anti-racist liturgical resources you know and use, so we can add it to our list:

Anti-Racist Liturgy Resources:

• The Disrupt Worship Project (disruptworshipproject.com)
• Enfleshed (enfleshed.com)
• Dear Church: A Love Letter From a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US by Lenny Duncan

Vashti and Esther

On this installment of Tell it Again! Meta re-tells the story of Vashti and Esther.

Paul in Pandemic Times

Liesl Spitz is a pastor at St. Timothy Lutheran Church (ELCA) in St. Paul, Minnesota. Scripture referenced in today’s episode: 1 Corinthians 13, Ephesians 5, and 1 Timothy 2. You can find Alter Guild on Instagram and Facebook or visit our website at www.alterguild.org

David & Goliath

Amity Lanz and Grace Day re-tell the story of David & Goliath.  And somehow this weird story is comforting today in the age of the Coronavirus...

Jonah Was Swallowed by a Fish Fish Fish Fish

On this episode of our "Tell it Again!" season, Tyra Dennis joins Ian McConnell to "chop it up" on the story of Jonah, and how God is calling all of us to go places...

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Follow Tyra on Instagram at @TyraLucia

Wilderness Temptation

Theresa Dolata joins the podcast to share the story of Jesus' temptation in the Wilderness & her own journey of giving up hopelessness for Lent.

Introducing Season 4: Tell it Again

Season 4: Tell it again!

Welcome to our fourth season of Alter Guild. We would love to hear ideas from you, as we retell stories from scripture in ways that resonate with our world today. If you have an idea for a story, send us an email at alterguild@gmail.com. 

You can find out more about our growing network of podcasts at www.alterguild.org 

New Time Religion ft. Dr. Andrew Root

Alter Guild is excited to launch New Time Religion - a new show on our podcast network featuring Dr. Andy Root!

The Church is changing. Or is it declining? Or maybe even dying?

New Time Religion tells the story of how the Church got here and where it's going.

Join us each week as Andy drills down with the help of social theorists like Charles Taylor, history, theology, philosophy, and, of course, Netflix.

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Love Binds Us Together ft. Jennifer Knapp

Singer/songwriter Jennifer Knapp joins the podcast in our season finale to talk with Miriam about her story, her faith, and what's at the core of it all.